THE STRUGGLE OF THE SHI‘IS IN INDONESIANot Applicable • September 3rd, 2009
This thesis has grown out of academic endeavor that has been nourished by the support, suggestion, and advice from individuals and institutions to whom I am indebted. I wish I could mention them all. I shall record the great debt to INIS (Indonesian Netherlands Cooperation in Islam- ic Studies) for the scholarship and facilities that enabled me to conduct research and academic activities. At INIS, I sincerely thank Prof. W.A.L. Stokhof, Dick van der Meij, and Rosemary Robson in Leiden and Prof. Jacob Vredenbregt in Jakarta. My gratitude is also expressed to the Inter- national Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) for its programs and academic atmosphere that enabled me to increase my academic quality and extend my scholarly network.